Garment-stay.



J. W. HATCH. GARMENT STAY.

AAAAAAAA IOVN FILED SEPT 25 191?.

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JAMES W. HATCH, OFNORTH GIRARD, PENNSYLVANIA.

GARMENT-STAY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

Application filed September 25, 1912. Serial No. 722,222.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES l/V. HAToH, a citizen of the United States, residing at North Girard, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garment-Stays, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to stays for garments and consists in certain improvements in the construction thereof as will be hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claim. I

Heretofore garment stays have been made of wire, the wire being bent into the form of loops and so shaped and related as to result in a flat fabric following the general outlines and shape of a garment stay. In some respects, however, these stays are faulty especially in relation to the elasticity I of the stay edgewise. I While for some purposes edgewise elasticity or flexibility may be desirable under other conditions of use such flexibility is detrimental to the efliciency of the stay. This is especially true of stays that are used for clasps. Here the edgewise flexibility of the ordinary wire stay almost prohibits its use.

The object of this invention is to correct this difficulty, that is, edgewise flexibility of wire fabricated stays.

In carrying out my invention I secure the wires of difl'erent loops forming the stays together preferably away from the edge so that there may be left a suflicient amount of wire between the secured portions to give flexibility'to the stay flatwise. These wires are preferably secured by what is known as electric welding so that there is a positive union between these wires at these points. By such a connection or method of securing stays the longitudinal movement of the loops relatively to each other is reduced, in fact, almost prevented and in this way the edgewise flexing of the stay is also largely prevented. It will be understood that edgewise flexing of stays of this character is accomplished by a spreading of the loops on the outer edge of the curve and the contraction or moving together of the loops on the inner edge of the curve. By preventing this lateral movement, that is, either the spreadby electric welding.

ing or contraction the flexibility of the stay edgewise is largely reduced.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings as follows Figure 1 shows a plan view of a three wire stay having points of dilferent loops secured together. Fig. 2a section on the line 22 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 a two wire stay having points in different loops secured together. Fig. l a section on the line 44 in Fig. 3.

The stay shown in Fig. 1 is made up of the wires 1, 2 and 3. These are formed of a serpentine wire forming oppositely disposed loops having both edges interlocked. The loops are brought together at points marked 4 and are secured together at these points It will be observed that these points are away from the edge of the stay and that the wire between the points has a greater length than the direct distance between these points. This added amount of. wire gives to the stay greater flexibility flatwise than would be the case if the wire connecting the points were in a straight line. On the other hand, lateral movement of one loop relatively to the other is largely prevented and the edgewise stiffness of the stay increased.

In Fig. 2 a two wire stay is shown. Here the loops cross approximately at the center and they are secured together at the points 4. While by thus securing the parts together at this distancev from the edge allows a greater flexibility flatwise it is not quite so stiff edgewise as the structure shown in Fig. 1.

hat I claim as new is A stay for garments comprising wire loops shaped and related to form a fiat fabric, the wire of each loop being fixedly secured to the wire of 'an adjacent loop and only at points in the transverse portions of said loops.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES W. HATCH.

Witnesses:

HARRY L. DAGGETT, WM. M. CAsE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatents,

Washington, D. G. 

